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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2006
Christopher Naujok, Hudson, WI (US);
Rachael Tix, Hastings, MN (US);
Janis Skujins, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kyle Gudmunson, Richfield, MN (US);
Bradley Lohrding, Edina, MN (US);
Brett R. Johnson, Roseville, MN (US);
Bruce Frohman, Saint Louis Park, MN (US);
Shaohui Oiu, Shoreview, MN (US);
Micah Somers, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Christopher Naujok, Hudson, WI (US);
Rachael Tix, Hastings, MN (US);
Janis Skujins, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kyle Gudmunson, Richfield, MN (US);
Bradley Lohrding, Edina, MN (US);
Brett R. Johnson, Roseville, MN (US);
Bruce Frohman, Saint Louis Park, MN (US);
Shaohui Oiu, Shoreview, MN (US);
Micah Somers, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An HVAC controller may include an upper housing having a front and a back, the back including a center. A lens dial including an engagement portion may be rotatably secured relative to the upper housing. A set point operator may include a first portion that is disposed about the upper housing center as well as a second portion that is adapted to interact with the lens dial engagement portion. A mechanical movement to electrical signal converter such as a potentiometer may be disposed within the HVAC controller such that the first portion of the set point operator communicates with the potentiometer.